WASHINGTON (AP) — Grasping to keep control of Congress, Democratic leaders are turning their backs on some of their staunchest supporters in the House and propping up stronger candidates who have routinely defied them on health care, climate change and other major issues. (more)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rep. Dina Titus has been a loyal soldier in pushing the Democrats’ ambitious agenda, voting for health care legislation, extended unemployment benefits, new energy taxes and a repeal of the military’s ban on gays serving openly. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a tough year for Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, one of dozens of Democrats facing a tight race to win re-election this fall. (more)
The GOP blueprint for winning control of the House is rapidly coming into focus, with the National Republican Congressional Committee readying a $22 million TV ad blitz aimed at a handful of powerful, long-serving incumbents and several dozen of the most junior members of the Democratic majority. (more)
Extremism occurs among the political left and the political right. But to listen to some media, you would think that the violent-prone are all conservatives. (more)
Democrats hoped Saturday to pick up the final few votes needed to get them over the hump and solidify passage of sweeping changes to the nation’s health care system, but faced questions that developed late Friday over whether they can attract pro-life lawmakers without losing pro-choice support. (more)
John Barrow. Heath Shuler. Allen Boyd. Jason Altmire. John Tanner. Suzanne Kosmas. Lincoln Davis. Glenn Nye. (more)
President Obama’s health-care reform will live or die this week, and Democrats on Sunday had not yet nailed down enough votes for passage, but could see a path to doing so. (more)
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